The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1887-07-13
Washington County.


mains were taken to North Randolph for
burial. - Mrs. Perrin Bancroft passed
away last Tuesday and the funeral was from
the house Friday, Rev. j. f. Rhoades con.
ducting the services. 80 The beautiful
little daughter of Nelson d. Phelps was
buried Sunday afternoon. The funeral
services were conducted by Rev. Peter Nc
MILAN - The clothing stores of George
p. Boyce, Frank McWhorter & Co. and ID.
Nj. Miles Il Co., the boot and shoe stores of
Walter F. Morse and o. d. Shurtleff and
the rooms of G.. i. b. Denny, merchant
tailor, will be closed at six o'clock every
Thursday evening until further notice. 1t
is hoped that other merchants will follow
their example. - After next Sunday the
Universalist church will be closed for a
term of three weeks Rev. Mr.. Rhoades,
the pastor, will spend his vacation in Wash
ington. - The village school-teachers-
Mr.. and Mrs. Roberts, Miss Howard and
Miss Wheeler-closed very successful terms
of school last Friday with picnic in Mr..
Chubb's woods. Some two hundred fifty or
more pupils registered during the term.
- Morrison & Fits were so unfortu-
nate as to break one of their large plate
glass show-windows a short time since. A
new one has been put in. - Work on S.
Il. Gates new mansion is progressing finely.
- Mr.. and Mrs. Roberts, who have had
rooms and board at w. A. Perry's since
they came to this town, nearly year ago.
have gone to Montpelier to spend their va
cation with his father. II. NJ. Perry
has purchased building lot of w. A. Perry
and has commenced the foundations for a
house on the land. - Miss Persis A.
Thompson of Goddard Seminary accom-
panies Mrs. Albert Johonnott of Mont
Pelier on her European trip. - Charles
and Henry Thurston, sons of our worthy
townsman, Wilson Thurston, are at home
for a brief visit. - The cornet band en-
tertained quite crowd of people on the
park last Saturday evening, discoursng
some of their choicest selections.
Berlin.
Mrs. A. n. PEARsoNs is visiting her son,
Dr. Josiah Pearsons in Barton. - Miss
Hattie E. Perrin is visiting friends in Plain
field. 60 George Scott and daughters of
Bowmansville, Ontario, are visiting John
Scott, his brother. - II. II. Turner lost
valuable horse last Saturday night. 1t is
only few weeks since he lost a good COW.
- Colonel Fred f. Smith has purchased
some fine new boats and is building a boat
house. - We understand that party
from Montpelier are going TO put the Scrib-
ner camp-grounds in tip-top condition for
found bad road in the Benjamin woods,
last Monday, and spilled can of cream.
Cabot.
THE post-office at Lower Cabot was re-
turned to its old republican quarters July
1st. 1t appears to be perfectly at home.
With democratic postD,iStreSS and a re-
publican for assistant postmaster, affairs
appear to be pretty well adjusted Let us
have peace! - Arthur Lance of Stone
ham, Mass, is visiting his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. b. j. Lance. 80 Haying is progress
! ing finely and the conundrum is: What
shall we do with our large crop of hay?"
- Hugh Everett is now installed as
landlord of the hotel, and Cabot once more
has place where the weary traveller can
/ H..I Il t,..,,sr
ton has put several livery teams into the
! hotel stable.
| c. a. WATSON, who was elected second
constable last March, refuses to furnish the
amount of bonds $4,000 required by the
selectmen, and wishes people to understand
that he is not qualified to act in that ca
pacity. - But little haying was done
last week on account of unfavorable
weather. - A native priest from India
arrived in town last Saturday night. -
! Mrs. David Kirkland of Barre is visiting
| friends in town.
East Calais.
Miss ADDIE GooDELL went to the barn
one day last week to look for hens eggs
and while up on a scaffold tainted and fell
to the floor. No bones We're broken, but she
was badly bruised and for several days un
able to work. - y. p. White has gone
! back to camp again TINS week, accompanied
by his daughter Nellie and his ward Mis-.
Ruth Wheeler. - Rev j. G.. Hale OF
Lugonia, Cal, has been visiting the Dwi.
nells. He conducted religious services al
the church on Sunday morning. - Miss
| Hattie Wells returned home Friday. She
has been camping out with party of friends
| at Hlghgate since commencement at God
dard Seminary. - H. n. Pearce lef
last Thursday for College Hill, Mass. -
Miss Alma Leonard is visiting in Taunton
Mass. - The members of Stowe Post
| G.. A. r., feel deeply obligated to Genera
| Stephen Thomas for the fine address he de
livered at their celebration the Fourth, fol
which he would accept nothing but thei
thanks. This, following the like act OF
Coinrade Huse of Montpelier, who gave the
address at Memorial hail on Decoration day
makes them feel that the bond of brotherlN
love between soldiers grows stronger, bring
ing them nearer together as one by one the
ranks are being thinned out - Farmers
are haying in good earnest They ar,
securing an excellent crop of good quality
| Corn has made rapid strides the pas
| week and grain is shooting up fast ant
heading out - Mr. aud Mrs DIR. II. ii
Jewell of West Concord are in town visiting
| friends and relatives. - 1t is reported
that Rev. l.. f. Fortney, pastor of the Uni
Nersalist church at Waterloo, p. G., is com
ing to Vermont the last of July. 60
George Slayton has purchased Ferguson
bureau creamery. - Last Friday Mrs
lftnd bbouell HlltHtu on zen lOauS OF nay
ape pitched off eight of them. -= Dea
Burnap lost horse last week.
East Montpelier.
THE school in district No o, taught b,
Miss Abbie M. Willard of Calais, CLOSED
July 9TH Scholars who We're not absent
Grace Stevens Clarence Dudley and Sey
mour Noyes. Not tardy-Annie Cullum
Ida Hackett, Eula Jones, Mary Kelton
Frank Cleveland, Howard Cleveland
Bernie Cullum, Clarence Dudley, Luthe
Hackett, Allie Holmes, Lewis Sibey anC
Willie Stevens.
Fayston.
Mr.. AND Mrs. j. C. GRIGGs of Waterbur,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Wilbur Taylor of New
port spent last Sunday in town
Marshfield.
DUDLEY TRow was recently arrested OF
the charge of drunkenness, taken befope ID
r. Loyeland, ESD, pleaded guilty and wa
fined 50 and costs. On Monday last Charlie
Hendricks was arrested on the same charg,
and fined like sum. j. f. Eddy hai
purchased the York place. - e, NJ
Snow has typhoid pneumonia, Belle Eddy
is in poor health and Lewis Swan is on tn,
sick list - James Dwinell and wife o
Winchester, Mass, have been visiting Il. B
Dwinell the past week. - George o
Davis has sold twelve Champion moving
machines this season. - Mr.. and Mrs
Andrew Corliss celebrated their twenty
fifth wedding anniversary one day las
week. The house was filled with ncighbor,
and friends, who left some valuable pres
ents. - Mrs. Frank Cole recently re
ceived a telegram from Boston, Mass.